b'SUPPoRTINg ThE NExT gENERATIoN oF ENTREPRENEURS IN IRELANDThe Ireland Funds Business Plan CompetitionONTHEEvEOFTHEIRELANDFUNDSANNUALCONFERENCE,FOURYOUNG ENTREPRENEURSWERESELECTEDFROMANINITIALPOOLOF107APPLICANTSTOPITCHTHEIRIDEASTOAPANELOFENTREPRENEURS,ExECUTIvESANDvENTURE CAPITALISTS AT THE NORTHERN IRELAND SCIENCE PARK IN BELFAST FOR THE THIRDANNUAL IRELAND FUNDS BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION.FOUNDEDBYAMERICANIRELANDFUNDBOARDDIRECTORBILLMCKIERNAN,THE COMPETITION IS MODELED ON A SIMILAR INITIATIvE AT HARvARD BUSINESS SCHOOLAND AIMED TO NURTURE CREATIvITY AND HONE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AMONGSTRECENT GRADUATES AND POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS.connect2014 | 12'